The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-01-19

NOW, VINO mas yet proved That the rich
are growing richer and the poor are
growing poorer?-Philadephia North
american.
SOUTH LONDONDERRY has new
newspaper called the West River Ne,cs
G. w. Harrington is editor and pub
Usher, and the new paper promises
well. Fair Haven is to have news
paper, to be called the Triumph and
managed by Frank W. Redfield.
GENERAL w. B. HAzEN, chief signal
officer, U. S. A., died in Washington
Sunday, after brief illness. He was
born in West Hartford, VT, in 1880,
and was educated at West Point. He
rendered valuable service in Indian
campaigns and in the war of the rebel
lion, and was appointed chief signal
officer in 1880.
HERE is a pointer for protection of
American industries which wage-earn-
ers will appreciate: 1t is said to be a
fact that more money is paid out to the
hands in the iron and steel works of
which Andrew Carnegie is the head
than is paid in wages at the great
Krupp gun works in Germany, where
10000 men are employed as against
5000 in the Carnegie works in and near
Pittsburgh.
THE annual report of the Massachu-
sets savings banks, just made public,
shows a total of deposits amounting to
nearly three hundred million dollars.
1t also shows an increase of small ac-
counts, and that the number of with
drawas in proportion to the number of
deposits has been relatively less than
for several years past. This, in
season of strikes and labor troubles of
all sorts, is sign of prosperity which
cannot be overlooked.
The German Reichstag last Friday
adopted an amendment to the army
bill, limiting the appropriation to three
years. Bismarck had demanded seven.
The Reichstag was Immediately dis
solved and new elections ordered.
All the political parties are sanguine as
to the result of the coming elections.
The campaign will certainly be I'M
equaled for fierceness. 1t is expected
that Emperor William will inaugurate
the political contest with a decree re-
citing the merits of the dispute.
ST. PAUL and Minneapolis, Mimi,
two typical western cities, report that
they spent about S10,OO0,OOO each in
building enterprises during the year
1886. But no town in the United
States can compare with New York
city, where 1000 new buildings, at a
in the year just ended. When the new
buildings in Brooklyn and neighboring
points are added, it must be seen that
the growth of the great metropolis and
its environs is something enormous.
The truth is that this administration
has been treated more courteously,
more fairly, more candidly and con-
siderately by its political opponents
than any other since 1860; and its
friends are everywhere trading upon
the indisposition of republicans to re-
sort to democratic methods. 1t is right
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honestly and with respect and courtesy,
as republican presidents were not.
But it is also right that the truth
land, and if republicans have to do that
work almost exclusively that is not
their fault. -1rib,me.
EMPLOYMENT in the government de-
partment is death to contentedness of
mind, and the four thousand women
and girls who are here employed show
the effect of worry and care upon their
features. They go to bed at night
fearing that they may awake in the
morning finding notice of dismissal
from their work. Many of them have
families dependent upon them, and TO
the great ma iority their salary is their
only means of support. If the matter
could be investigated, | doubt not that
there is more care, worry and trouble
among Washington women than among
those of any other city in the country
Washington Letter.
LAST week reference was made to
the strange career of the miser, James
Henry Paine. Now it is said that a
Broadway merchant has acknowledged
having over 100000 of Paine's money
in trust. There is also sensational talk
about detective agency unearthing
some facts which point to the posi-
bility of great crime; and about I'M
derhand work on the part of the admin
istrator, G. F. Chickering of the we'll
known firm of piano manufacturers. 1t
appears that rival piano manufacturers
are trying to injure Mr.. Cbickering by
insinuations that he has not pursued
an honorable course in his manage
ment of the Paine estate.
IN the republican legislative caucus
at Albany, Monday evening, there was
no choice for the nomination of United
States senator. The first ballot re-
suited as follows: Miller, A; Morton,
80; Hiscock, 12-total, 81. The second
ballot resulted; Miller, A; Morton,
SO; Hiscock, IL. On the first ballot
nine senators voted for Morton, ten for
Miller and one for Hiscock, the vote of
the assemblymen making the totals:
Morton, 35; Miller, "A; Hiscock, ~.
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